Answering the call for help is just a part of the job for first responders, and getting to that emergency quickly is a matter of life and death, but sometimes the biggest obstacle is getting there.

When an emergency happens in most parts of North Dakota, responses come from teams largely made up of volunteers. But staff numbers are falling, while emergencies appear to be on the rise. State and ...

H ere’s a basic truth of human life: No one plans a visit to the emergency room, and no one really wants to be there. The unexpected, oh-crap-now-I’m-in-trouble nature of the place means that everyone ...